diff --git a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm
index cfa9231f..8e421caa 100644
Binary files a/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm and b/doc/chm/VeraCrypt User Guide.chm differ
diff --git a/doc/html/Release Notes.html b/doc/html/Release Notes.html
index 9a184905..c2287fc2 100644
--- a/doc/html/Release Notes.html	
+++ b/doc/html/Release Notes.html	
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
 <span style="color:#ff0000;">To avoid hinting whether your volumes contain a hidden volume or not, or if you depend on plausible deniability when using hidden volumes/OS, then you must recreate both the outer and hidden volumes including system encryption and hidden OS, discarding existing volumes created prior to 1.18a version of VeraCrypt.</span></li>
 </p>
 
-<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.18</strong> (January 13<sup>th</sup>, 2025):</p>
+<p><strong style="text-align:left">1.26.18</strong> (January 16<sup>th</sup>, 2025):</p>
 <ul>
 <li><strong>All OSes:</strong>
 <ul>
 <li>Added support for SHA-256 x86 intrinsic to enhance the performance of PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256.</li>
+<li>Added support for AES hardware on ARM64 platforms (e.g. Windows ARM64, macOS on Apple Silicon Mx).</li>
 <li>Updated translations</li>
 </ul>
 </li>
diff --git a/src/COMReg/COMReg.rc b/src/COMReg/COMReg.rc
index 2c0f60ee..c4aefb76 100644
--- a/src/COMReg/COMReg.rc
+++ b/src/COMReg/COMReg.rc
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Driver/Driver.rc b/src/Driver/Driver.rc
index 2affe079..4e49f6e7 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Driver.rc
+++ b/src/Driver/Driver.rc
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Driver/Driver.vcxproj b/src/Driver/Driver.vcxproj
index 628e24a4..f6aacf9a 100644
--- a/src/Driver/Driver.vcxproj
+++ b/src/Driver/Driver.vcxproj
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@
     <Inf>
       <ProviderName>
       </ProviderName>
-      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.0</TimeStamp>
-      <DateStamp>01/13/2025</DateStamp>
+      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.1</TimeStamp>
+      <DateStamp>01/16/2025</DateStamp>
     </Inf>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>fltmgr.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);$(KernelBufferOverflowLib);$(DDK_LIB_PATH)ntoskrnl.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)hal.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)wmilib.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfLdr.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfDriverEntry.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ copy $(OutDir)veracrypt.inf "$(SolutionDir)Debug\Setup Files\veracrypt.inf"</Com
     <Inf>
       <ProviderName>
       </ProviderName>
-      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.0</TimeStamp>
-      <DateStamp>01/13/2025</DateStamp>
+      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.1</TimeStamp>
+      <DateStamp>01/16/2025</DateStamp>
     </Inf>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>fltmgr.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);$(KernelBufferOverflowLib);$(DDK_LIB_PATH)ntoskrnl.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)hal.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)wmilib.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfLdr.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfDriverEntry.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ copy $(OutDir)veracrypt.inf "$(SolutionDir)Release\Setup Files\veracrypt.inf"</C
     <Inf>
       <ProviderName>
       </ProviderName>
-      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.0</TimeStamp>
-      <DateStamp>01/13/2025</DateStamp>
+      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.1</TimeStamp>
+      <DateStamp>01/16/2025</DateStamp>
     </Inf>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>fltmgr.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);$(KernelBufferOverflowLib);$(DDK_LIB_PATH)ntoskrnl.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)hal.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)wmilib.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfLdr.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfDriverEntry.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ copy $(OutDir)veracrypt.inf "$(SolutionDir)Release\Setup Files\veracrypt.inf"</C
     <Inf>
       <ProviderName>
       </ProviderName>
-      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.0</TimeStamp>
-      <DateStamp>01/13/2025</DateStamp>
+      <TimeStamp>1.26.18.1</TimeStamp>
+      <DateStamp>01/16/2025</DateStamp>
     </Inf>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>fltmgr.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies);$(KernelBufferOverflowLib);$(DDK_LIB_PATH)ntoskrnl.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)hal.lib;$(DDK_LIB_PATH)wmilib.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfLdr.lib;$(KMDF_LIB_PATH)$(KMDF_VER_PATH)\WdfDriverEntry.lib</AdditionalDependencies>
diff --git a/src/ExpandVolume/ExpandVolume.rc b/src/ExpandVolume/ExpandVolume.rc
index b88aee72..e60302b3 100644
--- a/src/ExpandVolume/ExpandVolume.rc
+++ b/src/ExpandVolume/ExpandVolume.rc
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ IDR_MOUNT_RSRC_HEADER   HEADER                  "resource.h"
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Format/Format.rc b/src/Format/Format.rc
index ab00a661..5f8f749a 100644
--- a/src/Format/Format.rc
+++ b/src/Format/Format.rc
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Mount/Mount.rc b/src/Mount/Mount.rc
index 93b55c39..40b00f0e 100644
--- a/src/Mount/Mount.rc
+++ b/src/Mount/Mount.rc
@@ -560,8 +560,8 @@ END
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.cat b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.cat
index a6572369..1a4e43f7 100644
Binary files a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.cat and b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.cat differ
diff --git a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.sys b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.sys
index 08928359..8925f812 100644
Binary files a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.sys and b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-arm64.sys differ
diff --git a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.cat b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.cat
index 5ee9ea5b..7bd61bdb 100644
Binary files a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.cat and b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.cat differ
diff --git a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.sys b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.sys
index 8f4e26a3..42e677f7 100644
Binary files a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.sys and b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt-x64.sys differ
diff --git a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt.Inf b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt.Inf
index c8e676a2..9ec2357d 100644
--- a/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt.Inf	
+++ b/src/Release/Setup Files/veracrypt.Inf	
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ signature   = "$Windows NT$"
 Class       = "Encryption"                              ;This is determined by the work this filter driver does
 ClassGuid   = {a0a701c0-a511-42ff-aa6c-06dc0395576f}    ;This value is determined by the Class
 Provider    = %ProviderString%
-DriverVer = 01/13/2025,1.26.18.0
+DriverVer = 01/16/2025,1.26.18.1
 CatalogFile = veracrypt.cat
 PnpLockdown = 1
 
diff --git a/src/Setup/Portable.rc b/src/Setup/Portable.rc
index e9a42101..43d728b3 100644
--- a/src/Setup/Portable.rc
+++ b/src/Setup/Portable.rc
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/Setup/Setup.rc b/src/Setup/Setup.rc
index 10586b87..376ec833 100644
--- a/src/Setup/Setup.rc
+++ b/src/Setup/Setup.rc
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L
diff --git a/src/SetupDLL/Setup.rc b/src/SetupDLL/Setup.rc
index fe2d56dd..5593ad5f 100644
--- a/src/SetupDLL/Setup.rc
+++ b/src/SetupDLL/Setup.rc
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US
 //
 
 VS_VERSION_INFO VERSIONINFO
- FILEVERSION 1,26,18,0
- PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,0
+ FILEVERSION 1,26,18,1
+ PRODUCTVERSION 1,26,18,1
  FILEFLAGSMASK 0x17L
 #ifdef _DEBUG
  FILEFLAGS 0x1L